Combined pencil and sharpener.



PAT'ENT ED PEBHM, 1905.

W; G. GRAMBR. COMBINED PENCIL AND SHARPENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1904,

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UNITED STATES Patented February 14, 1905. l

WILLIAM G. CRAMER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

COMBINED PENCIL AND SHARPENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,726,0Iated.February 14, 1905.

Application file March 19, 1904. Serial No. 198,884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, WILLIAM G. CRAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pencils or SimilarDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved pencil or similar device which isprovided with an abrading portion for the purpose of sharpeningpenknives or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an easy, quick, and convenientmeans for sharpening the edges of dull penknives, which in turn areemployed to sharpen the pencil having the abradant. It is obvious,however. that the abradant can be conveniently utilized as a grindingmedium for many purposes, the pencil serving as a handle to operate thesame.

The invention also relates to certain details of construction, all ofwhich will be fully and clearly hereinafter described and claimed,reference being had to the accompanying adaptation of the invention, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pencil provided with theimprovement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation thereofwith the pencil turned to expose a full face view of one of theabradants. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged longitudinal section on line0 0, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the upper portionof the pencil with the abradants removed. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionon line (Z (Z, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detached view of one of theabradants.

In referring to the drawings for the details of construction likenumerals designate like parts.

1 indicates the body of the pencil, having the usual lead 2.

3 is a sleeve or ferrule applied to the unsharpened end of the penciland provided with one one or more openings 4, preferably ofrectangular'form, and 5 5 and 6 are plates of abrading material seatedin the openings of the ferrule and exposed through the same, so thatthey may be used to sharpen a penknife or other article. In theconstruction shown in the drawings the unsharpened end portion of thepencil is recessed or reduced and the abrading-plates are curved orsegmental and rest against the same. The outer or face portion of eachplate is constructed to fit into or project through the correspondingopening of the ferrule, while its inner or back portion is larger thanthe opening to prevent outward displacement of the plate therein. Inwarddisplacement of the plate is prevented by the contiguous portion of thepencil or equivalent retaining member inserted in the ferrule.

The plates 5 5 and 6 may all be formed of or faced with abradingmaterial, such as emcry or a composition containing emery, or one ormore of the plates may be formed of 5 a suitable polishing materialsuch,for instance, as leather. In the drawings three plates are shown, two ofwhich, 5 5, are of abrading material, while the other, 6, is ofpolishing material. The purpose of the pol 7 ishing-plate is to smoothenor finish the article ground or sharpened on the abrading plate orplates. The plates or their faces may be flat or rounded, as desired.

A rubber eraser 7 may be fitted in the outer end of the ferrule, asshown.

I claim as my invention 1. In a pencil attachment, the combination of asleeve or ferrule having an opening in its side, an abrading-plateseated in said opening and enlarged toward its inner or backportion toprevent outward displacement thereof in the opening, and means forholding the abrading-plate against inward displacement in said opening,substantially as set forth. 5

2. In a pencil attachment, the combination of a sleeve or ferrule havingan opening in its side, an abrading-plate having its outer or faceportion seated in said opening and its inner or back portion constructedof greater 9 length than the opening to prevent outward displacement ofthe plate therein, and a retaining member arranged in the ferrule andbearing against the enlarged back of the plate, substantially as setforth.

3. In a pencil attachment, the combination of a sleeve or ferrule havingan opening in its side, an abrading-plate of greater length than saidopening having its outer or face portion reduced to fit into theopening, and a retaining member arranged in the ferrule and bearing saidplate in position; said ferrule having an opening through Which theabrading-surface projects and is exposed.

6. A pencil having a reduced portion, a plurality of curved segmentalplates, one at least of which is of abradi-ng material around saidreduced portion and a ferrule securing said segmental plates in positionand having openings through which the abrading-surface is exposed.

WILLIAM G. ORAMER.

Witnesses:

ABRAM DURR, A. J. SANGSTER.

